Welcome back everyone. A hard fought 5/6 to start the season, could come down to defense vs Dave.
1) Limerick. Poetry seemed too general, so went with a town from a neighboring country. No chance here. D2(LL)/2 (LLL Seif)
2) Rubella. Was fairly certain rubella is German measles. I embarrassingly flubbed an easy biology question last night in pub trivia with Dave, he threatened to D3 me if we had a science question today, though I doubt he'll follow through. Anyone who's taken their kid to get immunized should get this. 1/1
3) Bulgaria. On purely a geography basis, David would D2 me. However, he knows my daughter's name is Sophie. How are you going to play this, Dave? Do I know about Sofia? How clueless do you think I am?!? Clear zero for Dave. 1/0
4) A Hard Day's Night. What else could it be? I think Dave will make the Beatles' connection, but not know the movie. He's spent too much time listening to Thank U, Next. 0/3
5) Athens. As I told Dave last night, I have been brushing up on history in the off-season. I just finished a Big Bang through Alexander volume last week, so this was fresh on my mind. 3/1
6) Billie Jean King. This was a toughie, and I decided Thorsten was trying to throw us off by requiring the full name. I couldn't think of a famous Moffitt, so my mind went to potential half-brothers (Curt Flood fits the bill), and then to married sisters. I came up with Mary Decker (a 1980s runner who could fit the trail blazing in a literal sense) and Billie Jean King. Decker was too young, but I didn't know if Billie Jean had married a man, and if so, taken his name. Ultimately, BJK fit the clue best, it was a nice surprise to see I was correct. 2/2
Let's read Dave's post.... Oh Dave. Dave Dave Dave. France? Really? You said you would wait to submit! 7(5)-2(2)
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